Nepal, Oct. 11 -- Nepali politics liberally employs the idiom of ideology in manifestos, discourse and elections. It is the most widely used idiom, especially among communist parties. The plurality of communist parties is an important feature of Nepali politics. The oldest Nepali political party, the Nepali Congress, uses terms like socialism and democracy but shies away from overtly using ideology.

Party president Gagan Thapa spoke spontaneously at the inaugural ceremony of the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress at Khula Manch in Kathmandu. He foregrounded the party's principles and persona in his speech, repeatedly invoking the image of BP Koirala-a common practice at Congress meetings. Attended by the leaders of the other ...